Antimicrobial resistance in ESKAPE pathogens

DMP De Oliveira, BM Forde, TJ Kidd… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antimicrobial-resistant ESKAPE (E nterococcus faecium, S taphylococcus aureus, K
lebsiella pneumoniae, A cinetobacter baumannii, P seudomonas aeruginosa, and E …

The Enterococcus: a model of adaptability to its environment

M García-Solache, LB Rice - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The genus Enterococcus comprises a ubiquitous group of Gram-positive bacteria that are of
great relevance to human health for their role as major causative agents of health care …

The Genus Enterococcus: Between Probiotic Potential and Safety Concerns—An Update

H Hanchi, W Mottawea, K Sebei… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
A considerable number of strains belonging to different species of Enterococcus are highly
competitive due to their resistance to wide range of pH and temperature. Their …

Pathogenicity of enterococci

E Fiore, D Van Tyne, MS Gilmore - Microbiology spectrum, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Enterococci are unusually well adapted for survival and persistence in a variety of adverse
environments, including on inanimate surfaces in the hospital environment and at sites of …

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci: a review of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and perspectives of human and animal health

MO Ahmed, KE Baptiste - Microbial Drug Resistance, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are both of medical and public health importance
associated with serious multidrug-resistant infections and persistent colonization …

Good microbes, bad genes? The dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in the human microbiome

A Crits-Christoph, HA Hallowell, K Koutouvalis… - Gut …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A global rise in antimicrobial resistance among pathogenic bacteria has proved
to be a major public health threat, with the rate of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections …

Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in enterococci

WR Miller, JM Munita, CA Arias - Expert review of anti-infective …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) enterococci are important nosocomial pathogens and a growing
clinical challenge. These organisms have developed resistance to virtually all antimicrobials …

Antibiotics in agriculture and the risk to human health: how worried should we be?

Q Chang, W Wang, G Regev‐Yochay… - Evolutionary …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The use of antibiotics in agriculture is routinely described as a major contributor to the
clinical problem of resistant disease in human medicine. While a link is plausible, there are …

Extraction methods, quantitative and qualitative phytochemical screening of medicinal plants for antimicrobial textiles: a review

E Nortjie, M Basitere, D Moyo, P Nyamukamba - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Medicinal plants are the product of natural drug discoveries and have gained traction due to
their pharmacological activities. Pathogens are everywhere, and they thrive in ideal …

Global emergence and dissemination of enterococci as nosocomial pathogens: attack of the clones?

AM Guzman Prieto, W van Schaik… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Enterococci are Gram-positive bacteria that are found in plants, soil and as commensals of
the gastrointestinal tract of humans, mammals, and insects. Despite their commensal nature …